Coal-Fired Plants in Poland - Slaskie

Bedzin Location: Slaskie Operator: Elektrocieplownia Bedzin SA Configuration: 1 X 81.5 MW CHP Operation: 1975 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: Rafako T/G supplier: Zamech, Dolmel Quick facts: All electricity from Bedzin is sold to Enion SA. Hot water is sold to the local heating company Przedsiebiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej Dabrowa Gornicza SA and steam is sold to several industrial and commercial customers. Photograph courtesy of www.elektrownie.com.pl Posted 17 Aug 2005	Blachowina Location: Slaskie Operator: PKE Elektrownia Blachownia SA Configuration: 3 X 55 MW Operation: 1958-1960 Fuel: bituminous coal, coke-oven gas Boiler supplier: Pauker T/G supplier: Siemens Photograph courtesy of www.elektrownie.com.pl Posted 17 Aug 2005	Czestochowa Location: Slaskie Operator: Fortum Czestochowa SA Configuration: 1 X 64 MW CHP Operation: 2010 Fuel: bituminous coal, biomass Boiler supplier: FW T/G supplier: Alstom EPC: ILF Beratende Ingenieure ZT GmbH Quick facts: On 22 Sep 2010, Fortum inaugurated this €135mn CHP. Biomass accounts for about 25% of heat input. Czêstochowa CHP plant is Fortum’s first plant in Poland producing electricity and heat. All electricity production is sold on the open market. Heat output is 120 MWt. Photograph courtesy of Fortum Posted 3 Oct 2010
Elcho Location: Slaskie Operator: ELCHO Sp zoo Configuration: 2 X 110 MW CHP Operation: 2003 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: FW T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: FW Quick facts: This fluidized-bed plant was developed by PSEG Global at a site 8km northwest of Katowice in Silesia. The new plant is adjacent to and replaced Elektrownia Chorzów, which had a CHP dating to the early 1950s. At completion, this project represented Poland’s largest IPP financing and it has a 20yr PPA with Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne for 100% of the electric output. The local heating company, Przedsiebiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej buys the thermal output. In May 2006, CEZ acquired PSEG’s interests in Elcho (89%) and Skawina (75%) for €180mn. Photograph courtesy of ELCHO Sp zoo Posted 3 Jun 2006	Halemba Location: Slaskie Operator: PKE Elektrownia Halemba SA Configuration: 4 X 50 MW CHP Operation: 1962-1963 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: Rafako T/G supplier: Skoda, Zamech, Dolmel EPC: Energoprojekt Quick facts: This plant in Ruda Slaska uses local coal and supplies heat to a local housing estate. A power project here was started by the Germans in 1943 but never completed. The current plant was built in about 4yrs at a cost of PLN 1bn. To date, the plant has over 250,000 operating hours. Photograph by Ludek (wikimedia) Posted 2 Feb 2010	Jaworzno-II Rebuild Location: Slaskie Operator: PKE Elektrownia Jaworzno III Configuration: 1 X 60 MW, 2 X 70 CHP Operation: 1998 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: FW, Podoloski T/G supplier: Zamech, Electrosila, Dolmel Quick facts: The original plant was completed from 1953-1962. The rebuild involved the addition of two CFB boilers, new turbines, and other equipment from 1997-2003. Photograph courtesy of PKE Elektrownia Jaworzno III Posted 7 Dec 2006
Jaworzno-III Location: Slaskie Operator: PKE Elektrownia Jaworzno III Configuration: 5 X 225 MW, 1 X 220 MW CHP Operation: 1977-1979 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: Rafako T/G supplier: Zamech, Dolmel Quick facts: The first power generation at this site was in 1898 when two 160-kW units were installed at the Fryderyk August coal mine. By 1959, Jaworzno I reached 157 MW of installed capacity. It was retired in 1998. Jaworzno III has been modernized and retrofit with advanced emissions control equipment. The stack is 300m high. Photograph courtesy of PKE Elektrownia Jaworzno III Posted 6 Dec 2003	Lagisza Location: Slaskie Operator: PKE Elektrownia Lagiska Configuration: 7 X 120 MW Operation: 1963-1967 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: Rafako T/G supplier: GEC, Zamech, Dolmel Photograph courtesy of PKE Elektrownia Lagiska Posted 26 Nov 2003	Lagisza-III Location: Slaskie Operator: PKE Elektrownia Lagiska Configuration: 1 X 460 MW Operation: 2009 Fuel: bituminous coal, biomass Boiler supplier: Foster Wheeler T/G supplier: Alstom EPC: Foster Wheeler, Alstom Quick facts: This was the world’s first supercritical CFB power plant. The contract was signed on 30 Dec 2002, engineering NTP was given 1 Mar 2003, and full construction NTP was on 31 Dec 2005. The unit went into operation on 7 Jul 2009. Metso Automation provided a complete DCS system based on metsoDNA technology. The boiler can burn biomass and the design also included an option to burn coal slurry. Lagisza III cost about €400mn. Photograph courtesy of Foster Wheeler Posted 11 Jul 2009
Laziska Location: Slaskie Operator: PKE Elektrownia Laziska Configuration: 2 X 120 MW, 4 X 225 MW Operation: 1967-1972 Fuel: bituminous coal Boiler supplier: Babcock Power, Rafako T/G supplier: Zamech, Dolmel Photograph courtesy of PKE Elektrownia Laziska Posted 20 Nov 2003	Miechowice Location: Slaskie Operator: Zespol Elektrocieplowni Bytom SA Configuration: 2 X 55 MW CHP, 1 X 15 MW Operation: 1954-1998 Fuel: bituminous coal, coke-oven gas Boiler supplier: Brno T/G supplier: Zamech, Alsthom, Skoda Quick facts: The 15-MW condensing set was added in 1998 to work in conjunction with Unit-2. The plant has four boilers equipped with four ESPs and two baghouses. Photograph by Adam Dziura (wikimedia) Posted 27 Aug 2006	Rybnik Location: Slaskie Operator: Elektrownia Rybnik SA Configuration: 8 X 215 MW Operation: 1972-1978 Fuel: hard coal Boiler supplier: Rafako T/G supplier: Zamech, LMZ, Dolmel, Electrosila Quick facts: This is the biggest power station in Upper Silesia with annual output of about 9 TWh.  It is majority owned by Electricite de France. The stacks are 260m high. Photograph courtesy of Elektrownia Rybnik SA Posted 18 Nov 2004
	Tychy-II Location: Slaskie Operator: EC Tychy SA Configuration: 1 X 40 MW CHP Operation: 2002 Fuel: coal Boiler supplier: B&W T/G supplier: Skoda EPC: Fortum Engineering Polska Quick facts: The CFB boiler has 90 MWe equivalent output. Photograph courtesy of EC Tychy SA Posted 18 Nov 2004

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